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The Dream Act - which has taken many forms over the years but never been successful in Congress - has been Pelosi's and other House Democrats' answer to the Trump administration saying it wants to rescind the Obama's administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. (more...)

He also denies any role in the creation of so-called fake news stories, which the United States intelligence community linked to a Russian campaign that used propaganda and online trolls to promote stories critical of Hillary Clinton and help Trump. (more...)

It also warned that they would have consequences on bilateral relations, according to a report from AFP. Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis said that Spain "had repeatedly warned the DPRK Ambassador and authorities" about the tests and on September 1 Spain had told the DPRK Embassy to reduce the number of diplomats in the country following a missile test by DPRK. (more...)

Forecasts call for it to pass straight over Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Officials in Puerto Rico imposed a rationing of basic suplies including water and baby formula Monday, saying it is necessary to ensure everyone has access to basic items such as batteries, milk, canned foods, flashlights and other things. (more...)

Trump did not mention military intervention as he had done recently but rather reiterated the view expressed by the Colombian leader that a unified, collective approach is needed to bring about a democratic regime in Venezuela. The meeting was attended by Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos, Brazil's Michel Temer, Panama's Juan Carlos Varela and Argentina's vice president Gabriela Michetti. (more...)

The US National Hurricane Center said Maria had maximum sustained winds of 120 mp/h overnight. The 11 AM forecast cone from the National Hurricane Center shows Jose reduced to a tropical storm by Wednesday . It's about 270 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras and 380 miles west of Bermuda. Rough surf and rip current risks remain high. This should be enough to turn Tropical Depression Lee into a remnant low. (more...)

Attendees at the vigil for Scout Schultz said that gathering ended quietly after less than half an hour, and about 20 minutes later a separate gathering developed with chanting, marching and, ultimately, confrontations at the campus police headquarters. (more...)

Convened under the theme "Scale up actions for youth employment", the two-day conference will address the most pressing issues related to youth and decent work in North Africa. Fiona David, executive director of global research at Australia-based Walk Free, said the estimated number of victims contrasted sharply with a mere "tens of thousands" of slavery cases that have gone before authorities. (more...)

Spain today ordered North Korea's ambassador to leave the country by September 30 in protest over Pyongyang's nuclear tests, which it has criticised as "a serious threat to peace". China's foreign ministry spokesman has said that by sending "threatening messages" including "warnings of military action", the USA is "further complicating the situation". (more...)

Neither have been named. He is believed to have passed the pizzeria, which is on a road leading to Sunbury train station, just after 7am on Friday, about 80 minutes before the device went off at Parson Green station on a District line train bound for Edgware Road, injuring 30 people. (more...)

She met Monday with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee for the Red Cross. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will instead represent Australia at the biggest summit on the global calendar. (more...)

The Equality Campaign does not intend to fight the campaign on opponents' issues. "Obviously I will be voting no". 'We just don't know what's going to happen'. Free speech was under attack from those seeking to redefine marriage, and their mission would have predictable consequences, he added. Mr Crewther said he will vote for same-sex marriage to be legalised in the survey but will "support the majority will of the Australian people as determined by the postal survey" if federal MPs ... (more...)

Tory grandee William Hague, who once led the party, warned in his own article on the same platform that "putting it a bit quietly", Johnson's words showed how May's ministers "lack co-ordination". "And he knows perfectly well that, normally, a foreign secretary would be sacked instantly for doing that". Hague, who was also Conservative leader, wrote in a Telegraph column that the prime minister and her government are in a "perilous position" and will "come to grief without a determined ... (more...)

While Trump has not personally spoken about the show, Presidential Counsel #Kellyanne Conway didn't hold back her thoughts. "It looks like the ratings are suffering", said Conway. There was no shortage of jokes about President Donald Trump throughout the course of the 2017 Emmys - especially from host Stephen Colbert - but one person who apparently wasn't laughing was Kellyanne Conway . (more...)

An 18-year-old was arrested at Dover ferry port on Saturday morning and a 21-year-old was arrested at a fried chicken shop in Hounslow on Saturday night. Local council leader Ian Harvey said the teenage suspect was an Iraqi orphan who moved to Britain at the age of 15. Neighbour Dave Solway, 44, said he had recently seen the teenager arguing with Mr Jones in his garden. (more...)

He had voted against Congress stalwart Ahmed Patel in the recently-held Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat . Through Jan Vikalp we will provide a platform to anyone willing to serve people. It also assures freedom from costly education and freedom from costly health services. "I have chose to support the campaign of Jan Vikalp but I won't criticise individuals such as Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi but criticise their political parties", he announced in ... (more...)

Hillary Clinton on Monday would not rule out the possibility of challenging the results of the 2016 presidential election, saying it's clear the Russians influenced the outcome and that the legitimacy of President Trump's victory could be called into question as congressional and independent probes into Russian involvement move forward. (more...)

Having partnered with Montreal on ozone protection since 1991, Turkey has implemented strict quota measures on the exports of substances that are harmful to the ozone, in adherence with the protocol which was created to reduce the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances in order to reduce their presence in the atmosphere, thereby protecting the earth's fragile ozone layer. (more...)

Under Kim's watch, North Korea has maintained a torrid pace in weapons tests , including its most powerful nuclear test to date on September 3 and two July flight tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles that could strike deep into the US mainland when perfected. (more...)

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff believes this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix will favour Formula One rivals Ferrari and Red Bull. "I knew we'd come here with a good vehicle", Ricciardo said. "Seb turned it on in qualifying but I'm looking forward to tomorrow", said the Australian. "I'm still confident we'll get victory". Having seen Mercedes claim back-to-back victories in Belgium and Italy, the championship momentum is expected to swing back to Ferrari at the high-downforce Marina ... (more...)

Iraq is preparing to deport over 500 wives of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadists, along with more than 800 children. The council says that it has "grave fears" for the group's safety. Iraqi security forces and paramilitary units launched a dawn assault Tuesday against one of the Islamic State (IS) militants group's last bastions in the vast western province of Anbar bordering Syria. (more...)

It did not give details on the source of the video . It shows that the rocket fired by the gunship hit a military truck which had an antenna. Reuters could not independently verify the videos. The launch was carried out at the Kapustin Yar firing range in southern Russia's Astrakhan region of the Defense Ministry. "There was no one in side", the Western Military District was quoted as saying by Tass on Tuesday. (more...)

The centre says Irma made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago of Cuba late Friday and has maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour. Residents in Barbuda , where up to 95 percent of structures were destroyed, were evacuated to Antigua . (more...)

North Korea's nuclear threat is likely to loom large on the agenda. The United States and South Korea and separately Russian Federation together with China, carried out military drills in a show of force against North Korea, which has defied U.N. (more...)

Oscar Pistorius faces another legal challenge when South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal convenes November 3 to hear arguments by state prosecutors that the former track star and convicted murderer should get more jail time. He could have been jailed for life but Judge Thokozile Masipa decided six years would be sufficient. The Supreme Court has set down Friday 2 November to hear the State's appeal, which is being opposed by Pistorius. (more...)

The firm owned 1,641,374 shares of the company's stock at the end of the fourth quarter. The stock of Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE: KMI ) has "Neutral" rating given on Friday, April 1 by Piper Jaffray. Mercer Cap Advisers Inc holds 0.04% of its portfolio in Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) for 2,153 shares. According to a Reuters report dated September 12, 2017, Desjardins, a lender in Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion project, is considering pulling out of its funding commitment due to ... (more...)

Earlier on Tuesday, the US National Hurricane Center had upgraded Maria to a Category 5 hurricane after its winds reached the speed of 160 kmph, making it the strongest storm to ever make landfall in Dominica . However, teachers and other staff are asked to report for duties at 8:00 a.m.to secure the property. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) is forewarning heavy deadly rainfall is likely to come with the hurricane. (more...)

The deceased has been identified as Neetu Chauhan, a student of class XI, who studied at Modern Montessori Inter College. "On the way to the hospital, my son asked Neetu what had happened and she said she was pushed off the third floor". "I want a detailed investigation", the girl's father Paramhans Chauhan said, demanding an investigation into the case. According to media reports from the Asian News global, Mithilesh Mishra the principal of the school said that from some days the Closed ... (more...)

Stanton was born and raised in Kentucky, the son of a tobacco farmer. He mixed acting with music, appearing in the music video for Dwight Yoakam's "Sorry You Asked", Ry Cooder's for the song "Get Rhythm", and Bob Dylan's "Dreamin' of You". As previously mentioned, a close friend of Hunter S. Thompson, and having appeared in Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Stanton performed "Danny Boy" at Thompson's funeral. (more...)

But the "shared girlfriend" concept took the trend just a little too far, as an entrepreneurial company in the southeastern city of Xiamen quickly discovered. The doll delivery service is now being trialled in Beijing, but Touch are keen to roll out their app nationwide. Each doll costs around US$1,500, which was advertised to be rentable daily for US$45. (more...)